16 Jan
2018
16 Jan
'18
5:07 p.m.
Stop Press!!
Super exciting! We have just been actually officially invited to Sidmouth
Folk Week!!! Get your replies in quick! We've made it to the big
festivals!! :)
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[...] am responsible for organising dance displays at Sidmouth Folk Week,
and I am writing to ask if Tower Ravens would like to come to Folk Week in
2018, from Friday 3rd August to Friday 10th August.
The invitation would involve dancing throughout the week (except for one
day off for each team) in a range of spots around the town, on the
seafront, and in high profile dance shows and ceilidh spots. You may also
be asked to run at least one workshop.
The offer to the team would be the standard one to all Sidmouth dance
teams, with free season tickets for dancers, musicians and their partners
plus children which allow free entry to all of the 700 or so events
throughout the week except for the evening concerts in the Ham Marquee
where there is an additional charge. The range of events include concerts,
song sessions, dance shows, social and ceilidh dances, workshops, talks,
and also a whole series of events for children. There is free camping on
the well equipped campsite for all side members, with a small charge for
camping partners, and also a small charge for any caravans / camper vans
brought. You can also find more general information on the festival website
sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk.
Rapper has proved very popular at Folk Week in recent years and we would
like to have at least 2 or 3 high quality rapper teams present throughout
the week. So far we already have confirmation of attendance from Whip The
Cat and Thrales, but as Thrales have told us very recently they can only
attend for the first weekend of the festival, we would like to have at
least one more excellent side. We therefore very much hope you’ll be able
to accept this invitation, but would appreciate an answer as soon as you
are able, and ideally within the next couple of weeks so that we have the
opportunity to invite other teams if you are unable to come."
On 16 January 2018 at 16:04, Hannah Norman <hannahruthnorman(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi All,
Lots of potential festival bookings coming up - some of these in
particular we need to get a wiggle on with if we would like to go, so
please take a look at your diaries and sign yourselves up! Some of them I
have a reasonable amount of info for, others it's just a case of whatever
is on the website. To keep this email within the realms of possibility for
reading all the way through I've left out some detail.
Firstly, I know this will be a disappointment, but it sounds as though we
were sort of forgotten for *Beverley* this year and unfortunately both
Star and Shadow and Black Swan have been confirmed. It sounds like we will
have first refusal though for next year if that makes it feel better. On
the flip side of this, we were also invited to *St Albans* festival for
the Saturday which we can do, even if a couple of people change their minds
on availability (please don't all do so though!). As such I have put
everyone's responses as they were for Beverley for St Albans on the sign-up
- feel free to amend if needed.
Now, in no particular order...
*Wimborne Minster *8-10 June. Am assuming this is a no, unless there is a
sudden flurry of people wishing to go
*Sandwich Folk and Ale* 6-8 July
Looks to be about 1.5hrs away by train. There is camping available and we
would be able to choose what day/s we wish to do. Sounds like we can go
suss out the pubs and there is also a stone floor in the church (where the
craft stalls will be - I'm not randomly proposing invading the church.
Sounds like they would love us to go.
*Bridport Folk Festival *27-29 July
I think this is the second year that they have run the festival - sounds
like they book around 20 dance teams and have over 50 bands. More info on
the website: https://www.bridportfolkfestival.com/ Looks to be 3.5 hours
by public transport - so would be the whole weekend to be worthwhile.
*Sidmouth Folk Week* 3-10 August
I've heard that Star and Shadow aren't able to make it. Whip the Cat and
Thrales (first weekend only) will be there. SO we could see if we could get
an invite / maybe go as a scratch side if enough of us happened to be there
anyway. Please indicate if you think you might be there anyway.
*Edinburgh Fringe Festival* - a weekend in August
Suggested at the AGM, we thought it would be great to turn up in Edinburgh
for a weekend in August and dance around the pubs there in between events.
If interested in doing this please put your name down, perhaps with an
indication of weekends you can / can't do.
*Leigh Folk Festival *- 24th June
http://leighfolkfestival.com/ seems to be a mixed festival, with morris
etc. type things more on the Sunday with a procession.
*Faversham Hop Festiva*l - 1/2 September
https://favershamhopfestival.org/ Again one where we can just go for a
day - only about 1.25 hrs away on the train.
*Wickham Folk Festival *2-5 August
Think we were invited rather last minute to this one, think the line-up
actually sounded good last year. https://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/ Free
ticket on dancing days. Other days half price (£25), also offer half price
tickets to partners. Please fill in by 15th Feb for this one.
Congratulations! You've made it to the end. You may now have a biscuit
(once you've filled in the sign-up sheet - link below!)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-
XmFb8jmCeRa48IRI/edit
Thanks,
Hannah